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obstination: obstinacy; stubbornness; obstination; an obstinate act
obstiner: to persevere, persist, insist; be obstinate about something
obstiné: obstinate, stubborn (adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually unreasonably)
obstiné: obstinate person
obstinément: obstinately
obstructif: obstructive
obstruction: block (something that prevents passing); obstruction
obstructionnisme: obstructionism
obstructionniste: obstructionist
obstructionniste: obstructionist
obstruer: to block off, to obstruct
obstétrical: obstetric, obstetrical
obstétricien: obstetrician
obstétricienne: obstetrician
obstétrique: obstetric, obstetrical
obstétrique: obstetrics
obsèque: funeral
obsèques: funeral
obsécration: obsecration
obsédant: haunting; obsessive
obséder: to obsess
obsédé: obsessed; dirty-minded
obsédé: person who is obsessed; stalker, creep (person who stalks for sexual reasons)
obséquieusement: obsequiously
obséquieux: obsequious
obséquiosité: obsequiousness
obtempérer: to obey; to comply with, to abide by
obtenir: to get, to obtain
obtenteur: obtainer; plant breeder
obtention: the act of obtaining
obturant: sealing
obturateur: shutter
obturation: sealing; closing up; blockage; a dental filling
obturer: to seal, close up; to hide
obtus: obtuse; narrow-minded, obtuse; dull, boring, lifeless
obtusangle: obtuse-angled (of a triangle)
obtusement: obtusely
obtusion: obtusion
obus: shell (cylindrical projectile)
obus-flèche: kinetic energy penetrator, a non-explosive high-velocity projectile whose destruction power comes from its speed, its density and its hardness
obusier: howitzer
obusite: shell shock
obvenir: to happen, to occur
obvie: obvious
obvier: to obviate
obèle: obelus
obèse: obese
obèse: an obese person
obéance: Part of the revenue of the cathedral in Lyon
obédience: persuasion; allegiance; obedience; the set of lodges and freemasons under a single Grand Orient or Grand Lodge ; its jurisdiction.
obéir: to obey (+ à a person); to obey, to follow (+ à a rule or instruction)
obéissable: obeyable
obéissamment: obediently
obéissance: obedience
obéissant: obedient
obéisses: second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of obéir
obélion: obelion
obélisque: obelisk (a tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point)
obérer: to be a burden on; to be a threat to
obéré: in debt